WHAT ARE THE KEYS TO ACHIEVING GREATER
WEALTH?
So much has been written about the subject that it can seem like a
minefield. Having spent hours upon hours studying this
subject, I believe it comes down to 7 principles. I call these the
'Wealth Keys'. In this blog, I am going to share the first and very
important principle to achieve more wealth. It is so important,
because without it, you are unlikely to even get started.
WE MUST GET INTO THE HABIT OF RIGHT
THOUGHT!
We must endeavour to consistently adopt patterns of thought
that take us towards our goals. We become what we think
about! Therefore, if we want to be at our best this means keeping
our thoughts positive and constructive. This is what I call
RIGHT THOUGHT.
This is about learning to tell our story of what we want in a very
inspiring and meaningful way. As opposed to seeing the negative
points and focusing on those.
WHAT WE FOCUS UPON GROWS. SO FOCUS ON THE RIGHT
THINGS!
An amazing thing about the human mind is that what we focus
upon grows. Have you ever fallen out with someone or a
situation and it has so grown in your mind as to become all
encompassing? People are thought controlled beings. What we think
about literally expands. If we have some prior history with that
person or situation a minor incident can bring up all the negative
emotion and we can expand to exploding point. Take the act of road
rage, for example!
If we are consistently thinking about something negative, then our
mental health ultimately declines. In this way, we limit ourselves
and what is possible.
Of course, the other challenge is that to most people, what is
truly right can get lost in the need to win a perceived battle.
BE AWARE THAT AS WE GROW, OUR FRUSTRATION MIGHT
ALSO (WE MUST KEEP RE-FRAMING)
As we learn and develop, we grow the capacity to achieve more.
However, frustration sets in when we feel we are not living up to
that capacity. In these circumstances, we may find reinforcement
from friends and the media to keep us in the belief that things are
bad. This can provide us, for example with an excuse for our
businesses, relationships, finances, behaviour etc not performing
as we desired.
In November, I experienced this. Some delayed projects, breaking my
laptop, a difficult situation with a supply partner, a heavy cold.
I found myself feeling frustrated until I re-framed the situation.
The reality is I have some space for thought, a beautiful new Apple
Mac and some valuable learnings about really establishing
expectations at the start of a project. We just need to get things
into perspective and keep moving forward.
BE CAREFUL OF NEGATIVE MEDIA
We can always choose a different and more constructive way of
looking at things. Some aspects of the media are specifically
seeking out stories that they can tell negatively. Why? Because it
sells newspapers and attracts TV audiences. However, why should
negative coverage attract people? Would you not think the opposite
should be true? Sadly, the majority of people are attracted to bad
news because it supports their way of thinking! If everyone was
only interested in positive news, the media would be very
different. Also, so would our general feeling of well being.
Therefore watch what messages you are taking in or
they may impact on your mood and ability to attract wealth! This
brings us to the next point:-
IF YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE MORE, YOU MUST THINK DIFFERENTLY TO
THE CROWD!
You may have heard of the principles of the Law of Attraction
(we attract what we think about). When our minds are positive, we
attract more positive energy, people, situations and circumstances
(such as wealth). In this state, we also start to see positive
signs that we are moving towards what we want FASTER.
For some people this is a spiritual thing. It is about
communicating with and utilising the power of something more
significant than ourselves. I am always surprised by how many very
successful people I meet who deeply believe in this. Even if some
prefer to keep it to themselves for fear of ridicule.
If you struggle with this notion, take it from a practical stance
ie you are more energising, inspiring, motivating to be around when
your thinking is constructive.
BE AWARE OF THE COMPANY YOU KEEP
Be aware of the company you are keeping if you want to achieve
more wealth. If you have any negative thinking friends or family,
then they may not be so happy with you. Why? Because they probably
like you because you reinforce their negative thinking. People like
people like themselves. They need you because they want someone to
moan with, to agree its not possible. "It's the governments fault
etc!" Stop moaning and the conversation may dry up!
STAY ON THE POSITIVE SIDE OF THE STREAM
Napolean Hill saw life as being like a stream with one side
flowing onward and upward to WEALTH and the other side downward to
misery and POVERTY.
If we can relate to this, then the key is to make sure that we
spend more days in the positive side of the river than the
negative. Yes, this may mean cutting ties with some people
who keep us moving downstream. If we do this we are going to move
more quickly towards what we do want.
TO DO THIS WE NEED DAILY DISCIPLINE
To do this requires discipline. It means stopping
ourselves when we hear ourselves talking negatively about our
situation. It means saying 'is there a better way of saying this?'.
It means spending more time with people that help us towards our
goals. It means working on the discipline of our thinking EVERY
SINGLE DAY.
If we do, our lives and achievements improve
exponentially! Or if we don't .........
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